Description: 1987 newspaper Northwest Airlines flight 255 crashes on takeoff at Detroit airport- 154 DEAD & only 1 survivor - inv # 3Y-305 The crash is the deadliest sole-survivor incident in aviation history. SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat (CA) dated Aug 17, 1987. This newspaper contains a bold banner headline, photo, and "next day" coverage of the CRASH of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 at Detroit Airport as the airplane was taking off. 254 persons died and only 1 person survived the crash. The crash is the deadliest sole-survivor incident in aviation history. Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on August 16, 1987, at about 8:46 p.m. EDT (00:46 UTC August 17), killing all six crew members and 148 of its 149 passengers. The sole survivor was a 4-year-old girl, Cecelia Cichan, who sustained serious injuries. It was the second-deadliest aviation accident at the time in the United States and the second-deadliest involving the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series; as of 2013, the crash is the fourth-deadliest in both categories and the deadliest sole-survivor incident in aviation history. The flight originated at Tri-City Airport in Saginaw, Michigan, and was scheduled to terminate at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, with intermediate stops at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan (near Detroit) and Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. The sole survivor of the crash was a four-year-old girl from Tempe, Arizona. Romulus firemen found her still belted in her seat, which was faced down. She was found several feet from the bodies of her mother, father, and six-year-old brother. She sustained severe burns and fractures to her skull, collarbone, and left leg. After the crash, the girl lived with her maternal aunt and uncle in Birmingham, Alabama. She spoke to the media about her experience for the first time in 2011. Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
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